ВАРИАНТ 4
I. Вставьте артикли a/anили the там, где если необходимо.
1. ….. thermometer is ….. instrument for measuring ….. temperature.
2. ….. temperature today is not so high as it was yesterday.
3. ….. observation and …. experience are two great teachers.
4. ….. air is necessary for ….. life.
5. He deserves ….. punishment.
6. Can you find ….. time for this work?
7. ….. history is his subject, especially ….. history of ….. Middle Ages.
8. ….. people who live in ….. Holland speak ….. Dutch.
9. ….. Europe and ….. America are separated by ….. Atlantic Ocean.
10. What ….. cold weather we are having!
II. Вставьте следующие количественные определители: little, (a) little, few, (a) few.
1. When did you see Mary? - ….. days ago.
2. There was ….. food in the house, so we had to go to a restaurant.
3. Do you speak Chinese? – Yes, ….. .
4. If you have ….. spare time, look through this issue in the magazine.
5. I have got ….. pictures in my room, but not so many.
6. There is ….. paper in the bookcase. You may take it.
7. There are ….. restaurants having nice food, music and decorations.
8. We only get ….. rain in this region in summer.
III. Вставьте следующие количественные определители: much, many, a lot (of), plenty (of).
1. We didn’t spend ….. money.
2. I don’t go out ….. .
3. ….. men drive too fast.
4. How ….. milk is there in the fridge?
5. How ….. vegetable shops are there?
IV. Дополните предложения, выбрав соответствующие местоимения.
1. Tell (him, his) not to forget (his, its, him) ticket; she mustn’t forget (her, hers, its) either.
2. Whose books are (this, those, these)? Are they (yours, mine, his) or (mine, yours, his)?
3. I see she has lost (she, her, hers) pencil; perhaps you can lend (her, his, hers) (your, yours).
4. Lend (them, they, their) (yours, your) dictionary; they have left (theirs, their, them) at home.
5. (Me, my, I) suitcase is heavier than (your, you, yours).
6. We’ve taken (we, our, ours) dictionaries; have they taken (them, their, theirs).
7. Those seats are not (you, your, yours), they are (them, their, theirs).
8. This does not look like (me, my, mine) book, it must be (you, your, yours).
V. Раскройте скобки, употребив соответствующую форму герундия или инфинитива.
1. The first question (be considered) is whether the offer of the sellers should be accepted.
2. I have no intention(stay) here any longer.
3. He has had much experience in (teach).
4. She was made (repeat) the song.
5. You must make him (practice) an hour a day.
6. On (receive) the cable, I started home at once.
7. The rain prevented(come).
8. He is not sure that it can (be done), but he is willing (try).
9. We have come (ask) whether there is anything we can (do).
10. She enjoys (jog) in the morning.
VI. Переведите предложения на английский язык.
1. Важно все делать вовремя.
2. Хотите кофе? Он крепкий и взбодрит вас.
3. Мы работаем на компьютере, наши глаза устали.
4. Текст на столе, дайте его мне.
5. Необходимо послать туда наших инвесторов.
VII. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в соответствующем времени страдательного залога.Переведите предложения на родной язык.
1. Wonderful discoveries (make) by scientists.
2. The opera Ivan Susanin (compose) by Glinka.
3. Large quantities of coal (produce) by this mine next year.
4. The village (connect) with the town by a railway line.
5. The yearly plan (fulfil) by the plant by the 15th November.
6. The steamer (discharge) now by the workers.
7. The machine can (deliver) by the manufacturers at the end of the month.
8. The letter just (sign) by the director.
VIII. Прямую речь в скобках преобразуйте в косвенную.
1. The director said to me ….. (You must charter a steamer of 8,000 tons»).
2. He said ….. («The buyers agree to accept the cargo on condition that it is not shipped before the 12th December»).
3. He said ….. («I was writing a letter when he entered the room»).
4. He said to them ….. («We must ship the merchandize at the end of August»).
5. He said to me ….. («You ought to send him a cable»).
6. He said ….. («I must sign the letters before I go»).
7. They said to him ….. («You should wait until the weather changes»).
8. She has said to me ….. («You must eat more fruit»).
IX. Переведите предложения на английский язык, обращая внимание на тип условного предложения.
1. Если бы ваше предложение было получено на прошлой неделе, мы бы приняли его.
2. Если бы наша Питерская контора получила ваши инструкции неделю тому назад, товары могли бы быть отгружены пароходом «Минск», который вышел из Питербурга 15 августа.
3. Если вы согласитесь на эти условия, мы вышлем вам контракт электронной почтой.
4. Было бы любезно с вашей стороны, если бы вы могли сделать это для меня.
5. Если бы мы выехали завтра, мы бы приехали в Питер в понедельник утром.
X. Прочитайте текст, письменно переведите его.
Google tries to make nice
The search engine finally starts to reach out to investors. But a reluctance to engage with Wall Street isn't the only factor bringing it down. Back in January, securities firm Piper Jaffray lifted its target on Google to a lofty $600 a share. At that price, seven-year old Google would be the world's 10th-richest company by market value. It was beginning to look like another go-go year for the Internet darling, which almost doubled revenue in 2005.
Not +so fast. Two months later and the company has weathered criticism for cooperating with the Chinese government in censoring the Web, and missed analysts’ fourth-quarter earnings expectations. Then on Feb. 28 came unsettling comments from Google Finance Chief George Reyes.
“Clearly our growth rates are slowing, and you see that each and every quarter, and we’re going to have to find other ways to monetize the business,” Reyes said at an investor conference. The remarks were taken as an acknowledgment of the long-held view that Google is too reliant on a single revenue source: search-related ads.
In the wake, the stock tumbled as much as 13%. It recovered some, finishing the day down 7%, at $362.62. But it’s still far below the $475.11 pinnacle reached on Jan. 11.
The volatility is subjecting Google to a painful lesson that as a public company its most valuable constituency may be its investors. Google – which won’t issue financial targets – may have no choice but to eschew its egalitarian roots and solicit Wass Street’s help to manage expectations. “This is a $100 billion publicly traded company with tens of thousands of shareholders,” says Scott Kessler, an equity analyst at Standard & Poor’s. “Clearly you have a lot of shareholders that have so far taken a backseat to people who casually happen upon the Website”.
For investors, it’s a reminder of the perils of investing in a company that refuses to say when analyst projections are off the mark. The bulk of the shortfall was due to an unforeseen one-time tax liability – something that could easily have been accounted for with an earnings warning. Instead, many analysts and investors felt blindsided.